Syrian Christians Face New Threat From Rebel Alliance
▻http://www.npr.org/2015/07/03/419824382/syrian-christians-face-new-threat-from-rebel-alliance
In March, when the provincial capital of Idlib fell to a rebel coalition, Islamist militants kidnapped Father Ibrahim. Syria’s al-Qaida affiliate, al-Nusra Front, held him for 20 days. Some rebel groups objected, but here’s the problem - more moderate rebels had pledged to protect Syria’s minorities, even pledged to empower civilians to govern the liberated province. But the militants of al-Nusra made no such pledge and quickly imposed hard-line rules. By the time Father Ibrahim was released, all of the Christians of Idlib - about 150 families - had fled. Father Ibrahim crossed the border to Turkey.
